Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' ...

Mars is well-known for its dust storms, which occur every Martian year during summer in the southern hemisphere. Every three Martian years (five and a half Earth years), these storms grow so large ...

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our ...

Let me be the first to say "We are not okay". I lived in West Texas for a year while in my early twenties and the first time I saw a giant dust storm rage across the sky I was beside myself in shock.

It was a haboob, or a dust storm, created by winds from a thunderstorm. Witnesses rushed to post the spectacle on social media. Some described the surreal scene as like being on a movie set ...

Soil erosion could topple ecosystems by 2050.

In these images, fires are represented with red dots. Not all dust storms are visible, but very large storms that last for several hours or days can be seen. The most common source of dust globally is ...

In August and September 2015, a massive dust storm swirled across the Middle East. After reporting on the storm, I read a fair amount of speculation — but no clear answers — as to what kicked up such ...